diabolo

See also: Diabolo and diabolô

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō, “throw across”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈæbələʊ/

Noun

diabolo (plural diabolos)

A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.

Synonyms

Chinese yo-yo

Derived terms

polyabolo

Translations

juggling apparatus

Chinese:
Mandarin: 空竹 (zh) (kōngzhú)
Finnish: diabolo (fi)

French: diabolo (fr) m
Portuguese: diabolô (pt) m
Russian: диа́боло n (diábolo)

Anagrams

bioload

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dja.bo.lo/
Audio (file)

Noun

diabolo m (plural diabolos)

(juggling) diabolo
a sort of sugary non-alcoholic drink

Further reading

“diabolo” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Noun

diabolō

dative singular of diabolus
ablative singular of diabolus

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